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Sighting in Saint-Marcellin, February 2, 1977

Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Sighting on February 2, 1977 in Saint-Marcellin (Isère, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).

What happened

At about 8:45 p.m., a witness noticed a luminous phenomenon and watched it through binoculars for roughly three minutes. It looked like a circular object made up of two parts: the upper part was bright and yellow, while the lower part carried a vivid red flame.

The object then seemed to rotate on itself and took on an oval shape, with no change in the intensity of the colors. The witness then went back to what they had been doing, and the phenomenon disappeared in the meantime.

No other witness accounts were gathered. Because of the lack of information, GEIPAN could not offer an explanation and classified the case as C (insufficient data).

Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.

Date
February 2, 1977
Location
Saint-Marcellin · town centre
Type of sighting
From the ground
Source classification
C

Sources

Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.